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A Level Anxiety

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Toffee22 · 14/08/2011 22:42

Only 4 more "sleeps" until the A level results come out - not that I will be doing much sleeping...

Eldest son wants to study medicine. 3 "A's" required no slip ups allowed. Have just checked and most medical schools don't accept re-sits. How can I face looking at the cold hard facts at some point on Thursday. I'm sure it will be difficult for my son too! When I tried to talk to him about it today instead of a response he said he would do an "impression of a tree". It wasn't even a very good impression. What does this mean?

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nickschick · 27/08/2011 00:05

My ds As was wrongly marked - they only marked half of it - it was later rectified- please dont assume my ds is where he is through 'leniency' he has worked bloody hard for 2 years solid to get these grades and I only have to read the emails of congratulations from his teachers (primary,secondary and from college) in addition he also won an exclusive scholarship to fund him - so no,my sons grades came from sheer perseverance.

It is becoming increasingly worrying that papers are getting remarked and because parents are willing to pay for the remark their dc are getting higher grades - fair enough that may be the grade they were entitled to but come on......

Im not sad nor am I bitter im very very proud of my ds - and proud of the fact I didnt have to use pushy sharp eblowed middle class mother tactics.

beckybrastraps · 27/08/2011 00:08

A remarked paper will only come back with an improved mark if it had been wrongly marked in the first place. Plenty come back unchanged. They can come back with a lower mark. Presumably your own DS has therefore benefitted from an appeal. Your irritation is misplaced here IMO.

NLonherwayhome · 27/08/2011 00:11

How is asking for a remark pushy? If the remark agrees with the marking the mark stays the same - or even drops. You aren't buying anything except another look at a paper. £50 is not pennies but it's hardly beyond the reach of most people's pockets - given that grandparents etc also have a great interest in kid's results. Fellatio shouldn't feel guilty.

nickschick · 27/08/2011 00:11

No my ds did not appeal he accepted the grade it was the teacher who realised what had happened and rectified it.

My irritation is not misplaced - please dont assume anything about my ds other than the fact he has achieved everything on his own merits.

nickschick · 27/08/2011 00:12

Its not so much the remark I felt irritatedby it was the comment that came with it.

beckybrastraps · 27/08/2011 00:16

The school will have appealed for you DS just ad they are for fellatio's DS. I'm assuming nothing about your DS other than that one of his papers was incorrectly marked. I have appealed both successfully and unsuccessfully on behalf of students. Whatever their class.

beckybrastraps · 27/08/2011 00:20

The comment was irrelevant I think. Incorrect marking and clerical errors are no respectors of class, and we would appeal where we thought it necessary. I thought you were rather suggesting that your DS got into his choice of university through his own efforts (no argument from me there) egress if his appeal succeeds, fellatio's DS would have effectively bought his place. Which would be untrue and unfair. But it is late and I probably misread.

beckybrastraps · 27/08/2011 00:22

Egress should read whereas. Hmm. Phone.

nickschick · 27/08/2011 00:25

Ds in his first year got a b in English language,he was vv disappointed and vowed to work harder.....when he went to enrol for the second year his teacher approached him and told him his coursework mark had not been added to his exam mark or vice versa - college sorted everything out and he got an A at no point did I ask for any 'remark' at no point did he - it was if you like a mistake on colleges side - it was not a remark as such.

Tis ok im stroppy .

beckybrastraps · 27/08/2011 00:31

Ah. Blimey at the school. But still same principle really. Error made and rectified. I am perhaps a bit on edge because I have been here a number of times with students who should absolutely have got the higher grade and am prickly at the suggestion that they don't deserve their hard earned place.

FellatioNelson · 27/08/2011 07:17

Got the results back from Ds's history paper yesterday and it has come back exactly the same. Not a mark gained or lost. 4 measly marks was all he needed! So frustrating. Anyway, not holding out much hope for the English paper now as he needed 6 on that one.

ellisbell · 27/08/2011 08:07

nickschick - you didn't ask for a remark for your child and guilt about that is making you over sensitive, whether you are prepared to admit to that guilt or not. It is good that your child's school realised their mistake but there is nothing wrong with parents seeking to check their child's work has been correctly marked. Exam papers have been added up incorrectly, pages of work have been lost before now - and schools may not always realise that.

MABS · 27/08/2011 08:52

was worth a go Fellatio, let vus know e the English paper.

jgbmum · 27/08/2011 09:38

fellatio I am so sorry , please keep us advised re the history re-mark.

jgbmum · 27/08/2011 09:43

nickschick this thread was started by mum's looking to help and support each other at a very stressful time. If you feel re-marks are "buying privilege" then please go debate on AIBU.
My son's paper has been re-marked and I really valued the support I got from mum's here. I was hurt and offended by your comments.

MABS · 27/08/2011 09:48

just ignore her comments girls, not worth your time. I am paying for 4 GCSE remarks so God know what that makes me ;-)

jgbmum · 27/08/2011 09:51

MABS voice of reason and calm

RustyBear · 27/08/2011 09:59

Nickschick - you said your DS got in to his first choice and congratulations to him, but would you not have asked for a remark if he'd been just a few marks off?

thekidsmom · 27/08/2011 10:56

Sorry to hear that fellatio. Fingers crossed for English tho. What's your fall back position, I can't remember

thekidsmom · 27/08/2011 10:59

And is he back from hols yet??? or are you still sorting all this out yourself?

mumofsoontobelawstudent · 27/08/2011 13:02

fellatio sorry about the history, good luck for the english

MABS as always, the voice of reason and calm and annoyingly slim, glamorous and successful too mwah mwah

nickschick · 27/08/2011 13:15

No being honest I wouldnt have asked for a remark.
When he sat his As exams he could and possibly should have got an A -he didnt instead of asking for a remark he resat the exam(his choice).

He actually said to me 'if I dont get the grades to get into xxxxx uni -then quite simply there are others better than me,I wont go cap in hand if im going there its because I got the grades and I deserve to be there'.

I admire that quality in him.

Im not against remarks at all what I did find offensive was the comments that went with the remark.

Ignore me all you want MABS perhaps Im not sharp elbowed and middle class enough?.

nickschick · 27/08/2011 13:17

And to whome ever said I should have posted this in AIBU ..Dont ya know its very poor mn etiquette to post a thread about a thread.

Tortington · 27/08/2011 13:42

its a good question about the re-marks though, and perhaps deserves a thread of its own - not in aibu though.

i think the 'fairer' system should be that if you order a re-mark and it comes back in your childs favour - it was obviously poor performance on the part of the examiner and you shouldn't have to pay. but only pay in cases where the mark remains unchanged or not in your childs favour iyswim.

If for instance you are asking for four or more re-marks at £50 it can add up and it is actually beyond the reach of a lot of people to just find 200 quid and no, you can't assume that grandparetns can or even should pay for it.

i think it does deserve its own thread - although i realise - i have solved the whole situation - as per..becuase i am THAT good

i will not leave you to it well done everyone

mumofsoontobelawstudent · 27/08/2011 16:40

I thought that if the re-mark came back in favour (ie higher mark) that you didn't have to pay? If that is not the case then I agree with Custy that it should be

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